Mumbai, Dec 2 (UNI) Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde on Friday said that ,it is a very glorious thing that India got the presidency of the G-20 Council and 14 meetings of this Council will be held in Maharashtra.
On this occasion, there is an opportunity to brand the culture and cities along with the development of our state.
Shinde also appealed to increase the participation of maximum number of people by emphasizing on city beautification and cleanliness in order to increase the reputation of Maharashtra in the world.
Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis took review meeting at Sahyadri Guest house on today in this regard.
Tourism Minister Mangalprabhat Lodha, Chief Secretary Manukumar Srivastava along with Additional Chief Secretaries, Principal Secretaries, Secretaries of various departments were present.
From December 1, India got the presidency of the G20 Council and it will be held by India till November 30, 2023. During this period, 161 meetings of the Council will be held in India and 14 of them will be held in Maharashtra.These meetings will be held in Mumbai, Pune, Aurangabad, Nagpur,added Mr Shinde.
While Fadnavis said, getting the chairmanship of the G20 Council is valuable. Once you get the presidency, you don't get it for 20 years. So we have got an opportunity to shine the name of the country and Maharashtra, he added.
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